Occasional ramblings from a conservative retired pastor, now author, on my book,marriage, faith, and whatever else may strike me at the moment.

Friday, May 19, 2017

CHOOSE WHOM YOU WILL SERVE

Ruth 1:16But
Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back.I will go wherever you go and live wherever
you live.Your people will be my people
and your God will be my God.”

This
verse has a special place in my heart.It was the foundation of the song my wife sang to me at our
wedding.She sang it from her heart and
has lived it for the over 40 years of our marriage.

Naomi
was on her way back to her home in Israel after spending many years in Moab
because of a drought.Her two
daughters-in-law were walking with her until Naomi stopped and encouraged them
to go back to their native home in Moab.Ruth would have none of it.She
insisted on going with Naomi and declared that she was adopting Naomi and her
family as her own as well as the God of Israel as her own.

Ruth had
discovered that God was real and only worth embracing as her own.In Moab there were many gods that people
turned to and worshiped, but Ruth knew they were not real and chose to align
herself with God and His chosen people.

We also
must choose.We must choose between the
gods of this world or God.We can’t have
it both ways.We either are aligned with
God and His children or we’re not.Choose today whom you will live for and serve.If you do not choose to live in Christ, you
are choosing to live for Satan.

About Me

I have been a pastor for nearly 40 years. I have ministered in small, rural churches that have necessitated my working outside the church to support my family. I recently wrote my first book and have others that are waiting to be published. I am conservative in thought and practice. It is my passion in life to be all that the Lord wants me to be. I love Him with all my heart and look forward to being with him some day.